Re: How do i format a DOS partition

[Lawrence MacIntyre <lpz@ornl.gov>]

Hi:

Here's the long answer.  First, BTW, the partition doesn't need to be
the first one, and it can be an extended partion also.  This is good,
because I used Disk Druid, and it appears to randomly place partitions
on the disk.

First, you need mtools.  Edit the config file (typically
/etc/mtools.conf, but there are variations), and add an entry for the
partition in question.

e.g.  

drive k: file="/dev/dsa9" exclusive

Now, format it:

mformat -t 80 -h 2 -s 18 k:

copy milo and linload onto the partition

mcopy linload.exe k:/
mcopy milo k:/

Now, point your boot menu at this.  I've got AlphaBios, so mine looks
like this:

RedHat 5.2
Disk 0, Partition 9	\linload.exe
Disk 0, Partition 8	\milo
boot sda8:vmlinuz.gz root=/dev/sda8

Jeff Katcher wrote:
> 
> Hi Guys (again)
> 
> When I set up my MIKASA system I created a small dos (FAT?) parition
> on my drive as the first partition there, how do I format it?  I am
> assuming I can't just boot up with my dos disk an format C: ;-|
> the way I do with my x86 machines.  I want to set up this partition
> for use with the ARC console to boot MILO.  Any and all help would be
> appreciated.
> 
> Jeff
> All around Newbie
> 
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Lawrence MacIntyre          Network Research Group        lpz@ornl.gov
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